Placed RHP Dan Otero on the restricted list.Optioned RHP Albert Abreu, INF Kyle Holder and C Josh Thole to Yankees Alternate Training Site.Reassigned RHP Domingo Acevedo, RHP Daniel Alvarez, RHP Luis Gil, C Max McDowell, RHP Luis Medina, RHP Adonis Rosa and RHP Alexander Vizcaino to the Spring Training Alternate at Scranton.Placed RHP Luis Cessa and 2B DJ LeMahieu on the 10-day IL.Placed RHP Luis Severino on the 45-day IL. August 20, 2017: Tampa Yankees activated RHP Albert Abreu from the 7-day disabled list. Transferred RHP Tommy Kahnle from the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL.Optioned RHP Brooks Kriske to their alternate training site. To stay there, he'll need to improve his control and command while refining his secondary offerings.Abreu signed out of the Dominican Republic for $185,000, just the eighth-highest bonus the Astros paid to sign an international player in 2013. There's not much consensus on which is his best secondary pitch, because they all show potential yet also lack consistency. Optioned RHP Ben Heller to alternate training site.Signed LHP Fernando Abad to a minor league contract.
His power breaking ball can absolutely wipe out right-handers, combining curveball depth with slider velocity in the mid-80s. Optioned OF Clint Frazier and RHP Ben Heller to the Yankees Alternate Site.Recalled INF Thairo Estrada and RHP's Ben Heller and Michael King from alternate training site. Yankees get: SS Francisco Lindor. Placed RHP Tommy Kahnle on the 10-day IL retroactive to July 28.Recalled RHP Brooks Kriske and RHP Nick Nelson from alternate site.

He doesn't dominate as much as he should because he needs more consistency with his secondary pitches and better command of his entire arsenal.

Placed C Chris Iannetta on the restricted list.

His power slurve can destroy hitters with its combination of curveball depth and mid-80s slider velocity, and he can demonstrate advanced feel for a fading mid-80s changeup.While stuff gives Abreu the ceiling of a frontline starter, he still must prove he can bring it to the mound every five days for an entire season. Designated RHP Nick Tropeano for assignment. Recalled INF Thairo Estrada and RHP Albert Abreu from alternate training site. New York plans on keeping him in the rotation, and his quick arm and sound delivery fit in that role.
Released RHP Chad Bettis from his minor league contract after he announced his retirement.Agreed to terms with undrafted free agents RHP Carson Coleman, RHP Ocean Gabonia, RHP Trevor Holloway and RHP Jarod Lessar.Optioned INF Thairo Estrada, RHP Ben Heller and RHP Michael to Scranton/Wilkes Barre (IL). He since has established himself as the best prospect from Houston's crop that year, skipping a level to make a strong U.S. debut in the Rookie-level Appalachian League in 2015 and blowing away low Class A hitters this year. Reassigned INF Matt Duffy, C Erik Kratz, OF's Estevan Florial and Zach Granite, LHP Tyler Lyons and RHP's Deivi Garcia, Brooks Kriske, Nick Nelson, Clarke Schmidt, Nick Tropeano, Miguel Yajure and Tony Zych to the Yankees alternate training site. Abreu cleared waivers and accepted an assignment to AAA Albuquerque. His short-arm delivery adds deception but also makes it difficult for him to control and command his pitches, which means he gets hit hard more than he should. His fading changeup can shut down lefties, though it wasn't as effective in 2018 as it was in the past.Abreu has a short-arm delivery that provides deception but sometimes hampers him from locating his pitches.

MLBTR has Jose Abreu re-signing with the White Sox on a two-year, $28MM FA contract. Designated C Chris Iannetta for assignment.Recalled LHP Jordan Montgomery from alternate training site. Designated RHP Nick Tropeano for assignment. Designated RHP Nick Tropeano for assignment. Signed LHP Luis Avilan, RHP David Hale and C Chris Iannetta to one-year contracts and selected them to the 40-man roster.

Optioned RHP Albert Abreu to alternate training site.Selected the contract of RHP Nick Tropeano from alternate training site. Yes. He joined the Yankees in November, going to New York with fellow righty prospect Jorge Guzman in a trade for seven-time All-Star Brian McCann.Abreu's fastball jumped from 87-91 mph when he turned pro to 93-97 mph two years later, peaking at 99. Selected the contract of C Erik Kratz from alternate training site. Albert Abreu Statcast, Visuals & Advanced Metrics | MLB.com Indians get: 3B Miguel Andújar, OF Clint Frazier, RHP Deivi Garcia (MLB's No. Released RHP Dan Otero and re-signed him to a minor-league contract.Signed C Austin Wells to a minor league contract. Chi. NY Yankees: Kyle Higashioka (C) Placed C Kyle Higashioka on the 10-day IL, retroactive to August 6. After he made a strong U.S. debut in 2015 and successfully navigated low Class A last year, the Yankees acquired him and fellow righty flamethrower Jorge Guzman in exchange for Brian McCann in November.Abreu's fastball has jumped from 87-91 mph when he turned pro to 93-98 these days, peaking at 100 and eliciting ground balls as well as swings and misses thanks to its sink and run. Bronx blockbuster. White Sox: Drew Anderson (RP) Selected the contract of RP Drew Anderson from White Sox alternate training site.

He has a quick arm and not a lot of effort in his delivery, but he's still learning to repeat it. https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/albert-abreu-656061 He had 6 hits in his 17 at-bats for the Isotopes before rejoining the Dodgers as a September call-up, spending the last month of the season as a pinch hitter. Dodgers' Mookie Betts hits 3 home runs in a game for record-tying sixth timeMookie Betts hit three home runs against the San Diego Padres on Thursday, the sixth time in his career he has had three homers in a game.